Fare-register and recording-machine.



Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR.G,1909.

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FARB REGISTER AND RECORDING MACHINE.

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ENRE REGISTER AND RECORDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAB.. 6, 1909.

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JOHN F. OHMER, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T O OHMER FARE REGISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK, (INCORPORATED IN 1902.)

FARE-REGISTER AND RECORDING-MACHINE.

Specification of rLetters Patent. Patented Apk-21, 1914.

Application led March 6, 1909. Serial No. 481,757.

To all whomit may concern Be it known that I, JOHN F. OHMER, citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fare-Registers and Recording-Machines; and I do dey clare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact 'description of they invention, such as will enable others skilled in the arty to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and' `which are specifically indicated and recorded in the machine. A further object is to provide means whereby fares other than cash fares, such for example, as tickets, transfers, passes, etc., may be indicated and recorded by the same means which indicates and records the cash fares, but will not'be registered or recorded `on the total cash counter.

The invention is adapted for indicating, registering and recording fares of three or more digits. y

The invention obviates the necessity of employing an eXtra set of wheels for indicating and registering the fares other than cashl fares.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1, is a front elevation of the machine in its entirety. Fig. 2, is a ,front eleva-tion of the interior mechanism of the machine. Fig.

3, is a sectional viewl on the line a a of Fig.

2. Fig. 4., 'is a front elevation of the rear supporting plate. Fig. 5, is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 6, is a top )glen view of the fare-setting mechanism. ig. 7, is a side elevation of the cash counter and actuating mechanism. Fig. 8, is a top plan View of Fig. 7. Fig. 9, is a diagrammatic view of the main actuating lever of the cash counter. Fig. 10, is a side elevation of the passenger-indicating and recording counter. Fig. 11, is a side elevation of one of the pin-setting cams of the fare indicators. Fig. 12, is a longitudinal sectional View through the fare-indicating wheels and theirtelescopic shafts. vation of the left side of the printing or recording mechanism. Fig. 14, is an elevation of the right side of the printing or recording mechanism. Fig. 15, is a perspective view of the.blind for the fare indicators. Fig. 16, is a sectional view on the line b b of Fig. 6. Fig. 17, is a plan view of the characters on the fare indicating wheels. Fig. 17a, is a view of the printed record. Fig. 18, is a modified form of the set-ting devices on the indicator wheels.

In a detail description of the invention, similar referenc'e characters indicate corresponding' parts.

The inclosing casing is`of suitable dimensions to house the various mechanisms and consists of parts 1 2 3 4 and 5, the bottom being hinged to the back 1a and held in place by a suitable lock 5a. Supported upon the back 1n are two plates 6 in which are journaled telescopic shafts 10 11 and 12, shaft 12 being the inner shaft of the series, see Figs. 2 3 and 12.

Selecting mechanism-As shown in Fig. 12, wheels 7 8 and 9 are mounted upon the ends of said telescopic shaftsysaid Wheels being combination-indicating and printing or recording wheels arranged in the series of units, tens and hundreds. It will be seen in Figs. 2 and 17, that these Wheels have upon their peripheries numerals from 0 to 9 and other data, the numerals indicate the cash fares collected and are visible through .a sight opening 2b, Figs. 1 and 3, and the other data beinO' T R, representing transfers, T representing tickets, and lthe letters X, Y, .H and P, which are arbitrary andare used to represent or indicate any desired class of Vfares other than cash. Also arranged upon the peripheries of these Wheels 7 8 and 9, at points adjacent to the indications thereon, are raised type 29 corresponding to the visible indications and having the same meaning. The arrangement of the type relatively to the indicating characters on such wheels is such that when any specific numeral or` igureis in a position to be seen through the sight opening 2", the corresponding type of that indication is in a Fig. 13, is an ele-v lower or printing position as shown in Fig. 3. These printing type 29 are so arranged that when in their printing positions, each will lie immediately above a platen 99a, which is part of the mechanism hereinafter described.

The combined indicating and printing or recording. wheels 7 8 and 9 as hereinbefore stated, are connected to the telescopic shafts 10 11 and 12 which extend upon the outside of the machine as .shown in lig. 1, and conneet with setting shafts 36 37 and 38 which extend along the interior of the car. connections between the said setting shafts and telescopic shafts are supported by the frame work 39 which also supports the telescopic shafts which extend on the outside of the register casing. rlthe outer telescopic shaft 16 has a bevel gear. 30 which is in mesh with a similar gear 3,3 on the settingshaft 36, which shaft is the .unit shaft of the series. The intermediate telescopic shaft 11 has upon one end thereof a similar bevel gear 31 which engages a bevel gear 34 on the t tens l setting shaft, and likewise the innerrnost telescopic shaft 12 has a bevel gear 32 which engages a similar gearI 35 on the hundreds 9 setting shaft 38. All of these shafts have hand pieces 41 and 42 at suitable points which may be gripped by the -operator in turning the shafts ofany selected indicating wheels.

Arranged at suitable intermediate points along the setting shafts 36 37 and 38, are lany desirable number of series of'fare-selectingindicators 43 44 and 45 which enable the operator to select the desired fare to be indicated and registered; these selecting indicators'consist of units, tens and hundreds wheels, all of which are on the intermediate or tens shaft. The said indicator wheels rotate above a sight opening 51 in a guard 50, the latter being loosely supported upon the setting shafts 36 and 38. The unit indicator 43 is geared to the unit. setting shaft 36 by spur wheels 46 and 47. The tens indicating wheel 44 is fast upon the setting shaft 37, while the hundreds indicating wheel is loose upon the shaft 37 and is operated from the setting shaft 38 through lspur wheels 48 and 49.

At kone end of the car (not shown) towit-the end opposite that at which the machine is preferably located, the setting shafts are provided with. selecting dials 52 53 and 54, through the axes .of which the setting shafts pass. These dia-ls 52 53 .and 54, as well as the indicating wheels 43, 44 and 45, through which the fares are selected, have indications corresponding to the indications and the printing characters on the wheels in the register, to-wit-wheels 7 8 and 9. The setting rods have the usual pointers 55 56 and 57 which operate in connection with the The indications shown on the selecting dials 52 53 and 54. Each of the combined indicating and printing wheels 7 8 and 9, has upon a face thereof a serrated wheel 13 which is tiXed in its position. Adapted to ride in and out of the serrations in these wheels 13 is a series of rollers 14 carried upon arms 15 which are rigidly attached to a shaft 16, the latter'shaft being journaled in brackets 17 which are extensions of the plates 6, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

Rigidly attached to one end of the shaft 16 is an arm 18 having a slot 19 to receive a pin 2O which projects from the side plate 21 of' the blind 22. rlhe frame of the blind 22 midway of its length, has suitable openings to receive the telescopic shafts 10 11 and 12 and upon which it has its fulcruin. Con- Inecting the rear end of the frame of the blind 22 is a rod 23 which operates in connectionwith parts presently described, see Figs. 3 and 15. ln vthe operation of setting the wheels 7 8 and 9 to a position to indi ,cateand print, the serra-ted wheels 13 attached to said wheels 'i' 8 and 9, will cause the rollers 14 coperating with such serrated wheels, to ride out of the serrations in said wheels 13; the effect of this is to cause the shaft 16 to rock, the arms 15 acting as cranks, rock said shaft and therewith the slotted arm 18 to elevate the rearward end of the frame 21 of the blind 22 and to lower said blind in front `of the fare to be indicated, and in the rear of the sight opening 2l. The position of these parts when so elevated, is shown in Fig. 3 in dotted lines, and in which position, the rod 23 extending between the rear ends of the frame 21 of the blind is in engagementwith the upper end 62'of the pawl 58, said upper end consisting of a shoulder especially adapted to eugage the rod 23 when in such position. The pawl or detent 58 is pivoted in the lower portion of the casing at 60 and stands upright, being normally pressed forward by a spring 61 secured to the back of the casing. The front side of the pawl 58`has an upward and outward inclination 59 with which 'a pin 66 is in constant engagement. This pin extends from a projection 65 on the lower portion of'the vertical operating member 63, which-moves in guides 64 on the back of the casing, and is elevated by means presently described. The pin 66 moving upwardly against the inclined side of the pawl 58, moves said pawl rearwardly a sullicient distance to release the rod 23 of the blind 22 from engagement with the shoulder 62 on the upper end o'f said pawl 58. Zhen the pawl 58 releases the blind, the spring 24 elevates it. It will be understood that when the rod 23 of the blind is sup ortedon the upper end of the pawl 58, said b1ind22 closes the sight opening 2b. When in shaft 89 and is provided wit the'operation of the member 63 takes place,

,vided with pins 141 which act as cams andI operate in connection with a total cash counter'to be hereinafter described.

Consecutive member, date and tm' rintz'ng manetta-Mounted to the left o t e indicating wheels 78 and 9, isa serial number printing` counter and type wheels to print the trip and the date., This serial number counter is mounted on a suitable shaft and` consists of type wheels 187 and transfer wheels 188. The said counter is of the one tooth transfer type, and is. actuated yby a'. gear 186 mounted on a shaft 39"L which carries a ratchet 173 engaged by a pawl 174 on an arm 17 5. The arm 175 is connected to the passenger indicator frame 165 by a link 176 and works concurrently with said passenger indicator, the operation' of which will be hereinafter described; V

189 denotes the trip printing. wheel mounted von a Asuitable telescopic shaft -l ing withan indieating drum 190 on-the outside of the casing, by means of which said type'wheel 189 is set to a printing position. The day and month printing wheels are indicated by 87 and 88 and are mounted upon telescopic shafts 89 provided with indicating drums 90 andv 91. The type of the indicating wheels 7 8 and 9, the serial number printing counter 187, the trip printing wheel. 189

and the date printing wheels 87 and 88 are in printing alinement above a platen, see Fig. 2. p

To the right of the wheels 7, 8 Vand'9 is a housing 93 in Which an identification key 92 is inserted, the printing type on this.

wheel identifies the conductor or operator, and is in printing alinement with the type on said wheels,

Printing wwchansm-Mounted below the type wheels above described, is a platen 99 having extended arms 99 pivoted at 100 to the side plates 94, which are pivoted to the rear frame 1a at 95, and are held apart 'by a guard or plate 96. A support 116 is mounted upon this guard or plate, and engages the hinged bottom 5 of the 'casing and supports the printing mechanism. The platen 99 rests upon ca ms 98 mounted on a shaft 97, said shaft being mounted in side vplates 94. On its left hand end, this shaft is provided with a. one tooth ratchet 101 which is engaged by a pawl 102 controlled by a spring 108 mounted on a disk 104. The

disk 104 carries a small gear 105 which meshes with a segment gear 106 pivoted at 107 and meshing with a rack 108 on a slide 81 Fig. 4, said slide being mounted on the back 1 of the casinfr and moving in guides 82. When the sli e Sl'ascends, the pawl 102 does not rotate the ratchet 101 as it rides over it, but when said slide descends,` the ratchet is rotated by the pawl engaging "it, and the printing mechanism is actuated.

The downward movement of said slide 81 is assisted by a spring 82, see Fig. 4. Mounted in front ofthe platen 99 are feed rollers 111 supported on an actuating shaft 109` and an idler shaft 110. The actuating shaft 109 carries a Swiss gear 112 which is engaged by a tooth 113 on a disk 114 to intermittently rotate said shaft 109, the disk 114 being mounted on the platen actuating shaft 97.

The paper upon which the records as roll 115 and passes over the platen 99a and between the feed rolls 111.

Lying between the type wheels above described and the platen is an inking roller 117 supported upon arms 118 pivoted at 119 and controlled by springs 120. The arms 118 are provided with ingers 121 at their lower ends adapted to engage pins 122 on the disks 104`and 114." When these pins en# gage the fingers 121, the inking roller 117 is carried under the type, thereby inking the same, and when the lingers are released, the inking roller recedes under the inuence of the springs 120 thereby allowing the platen to ascend.

`Total cash munten-As vliereinbefore. stated, the fare indicating and printing e5' shown in Fig. 17a are printed, unwinds from wheels 7 8 and 9 are provided with pins -thereforesaid pins will set the'levers 138 in such positions that the cash counter will not be affected during the operation of recording these fares.

Extending through the upper portion of the machine, and having bearings in plates 6, 6, is a shaft 123 upon which is mounted a unit type wheel 124, a tens type Awheel 125, and a hundreds ty e wheel 126. Also mounted upon thisl s aft are thousands and a tens of thousands type wheels 127 actuated from the hundreds wheel 126 by a one tooth transfer wheel or' any other well-known means. The

type Wheels 124, 125 and 126 are actuated from the main actuating shaft 130, and each of said type Wheels is provided With a ten tooth pinion 128 Which meshes with a thirty tooth gear 129 on the main actuating shaft 130. Each gear 129 has attached to it a thirty tooth ratchet 131 Which is engaged by a pawl 132 on arm 133, the arms 133 being rigidly secured t0 the main actuating shaft 130. Each paWl 132 has a pin 134 extending therefrom and engaging a setting cam 135. The cams are pivotally mounted on said shaft 130. The cams 135 are provided with segment gears 136 which mesh with ten tooth racks 137 sliding in guides 138a on the rear plate 1a: The racks are connected to the levers 138 by l'inks 139, said levers being pivoted onl the shaft 191 and provided with projections 140 which engage the pins 141 on the indicating and printing Wheels 7 8 and 9.

1n Fig. 11, the adding values of the pins 141 are shown by primed numbers. 0n each of said Wheels there is a pin for each digit 0 to 9, and tWo pins for fares other than cash fares. When a fare is selected on Wheels 7 8 and 9 and said Wheels are set in printing alinement, their respective pins 141 will engage the respective projections 140 on the levers 138. r1`heweight of the levers 138, the links 139 and the racks 137, is sufficient to hold the projections 140 in engagement with the pins, but a spring 10a Fig. 2, may be provided to assist in this function. Whenever a'vvheel 7, 8 or 9 is rotated, the projection 149 of its respective lever- 138 Will ride over 'the pins 141 on said Wheel, and the said projection will assume a position corresponding to the positions of the pins 141. tVhen a cam 141a shown in Fig. 18 is substituted for the pins 141, the action is rendered much smoother, and in such case 'the Wheels, 7, 8 and 9 may be rotated faster and the indicators 43, and 45 may be set With :greater ease.

Referring to Figs. 3 7 and 9, it will be seen that When a projection 140 engagesone 5 of the pins 141, a rack 137 will be set to a position equal to the value of that pin.

the projection engages pin 5', the rack will be lowered a distance equal to ve teeth from the position shown in Fig. 7. Consequently, the segment gear 136 will be rocked a distance equal to tive teeth of the ratchet, as the ratchets and gears have the same pitch. 1f the cam 135 is rocked a distance of five feetl and the shaft 130 and arm 133 are then rocked, the pavvl 132 Will advance the ratchet ve teeth when' the pin 134 will engage the cam surface 135n and disengage the patvl l132 from the ratchet 131. The same 7would be the case with any of the pins shown on the cam in lig. 11;, 1f the pins adjacent to the indications other than cash fares, for example, tickets and transfers engage the projections 140, the racks 137 will not be set, and consequently, the paivl 132 Will be disengaged from the ratchet 131 when such fares are recorded. The result is the same as When the zero pins engage the projections 140. Attached to the ratchets 131 are gears 129 having the same number of teeth (thirty) as said ratchets. The gears 129 mesh With the pinions 128 attached to the type Wheels 124, 125 and 126. Then the ratchets 131 are moved live teeth or any other number, the same amount of movement will be transmitted to the type Wheels.

Consequently, if any of the projections 140 engages one of the pins 141, and the shaft- 130 is then rocked, the value of the pin 141 Will be added to its respective type Wheel 124, 125 or 126. In Fig. 18, a cam 141a is substitutedfor the individual pins 141.

Referring to Fig. 9, the angular movement of theflevers 133 to rotate the ratchets 131 is indicated by the lines a a and Z) b; each of said levers has an additional movement b Z) c c to actuate the transfer mechanism. When said type Wheels make one complete revolution, the value of this revolution (ten for the unit Wheel 'and one hundred for the tens Wheel) is recorded on the next higher Wheel; this is done after the values of the pins 141 are registered on the type Wheels.

Mounted on the shaft 123 are pivoted arms 145, held in normal position against the rod 146 by springs 147. Extending through each of these arms is a -pin 151, upon one end of which is a plate 148 provided with two notches 149, in either one of which the spring 156 may rest to hold the plate 148 in either its upper or lower position. @n the other` end of the pin 151 is a pawl 155 adapted to engage and actuate the ratchets 152 on the sides of the tens Wheel 125, and the hundreds wheel 126 when the plate 148 is thrown to its lower position. The plate 148 is provided ywith a projection 153 engaged by one of the three pins 154 on the units 7? and tens ratchets 131, As before stated, there are ten teeth on the pinion 128 and Ythirty teeth on the gear 129r Consequently, upon one revolution of either the unit or tens type Wheel` one of the pins 154 will engage the projection 153 and throvvthe plate 148 to its lower position, thereby throwingthe pavvl 155 in operative relation With the ratchet 152 of the tens and hundreds Wheels. The parvl 155 is thrown. While the ratchet 152 is rotating, said pau/i riding over the periphery of the ratchet until it comes to rest.

Referring to Fig. 9, it Will be seen that the angular movement of the' arms 133 is in two parts represented by the lines a a b Z) and c c, The first part of the movement has been f the pins 154, on thefunits or tens wheel, and

the arms v133 and 145 are then rocked, the complete rotation of the unit wheel will be registered yon the tens wheel or the complete rotation of the tens wheel will be registered on thehundreds wheel asthecase may be. i At the end of the forward movement of the arms 145 when the plate 148 is in its lower or set position, the cam end 158 of. the plate 148v engages the inclined surface of the bar 159thereb`y throwing the pawl 155 out of engagement with the ratchet 152.

The cam end 158 engages the inclined surface of the bar 159 before the pawl A155 has moved the ratchetf152 one tenth of a revolution, but the pawl 155 will stay in engagement with said ratchet a sufficient length of time to move theratchet onetenth of a revolution. The type wheels 124, 1.25and 126 are held in printmg alinement by the springsupported rollers 130" engaging. the space a a and c 0 of Fig. 9. The meansfor rocki ing this shaft will be hereinafter described.-

between the teeth of the pinions 128. The

.rollers 130 aremounted by means of springs i on the cross bar 159. The shaft130' as be; fore stated, is the main olperating shaft of the machine and on its rig t end is provided a crank 183. The extent of the rocking movement of this shaft is shown by the lines Viek ticket indicator ami total ticket printing wanten-Mounted in theupper portion of the machine between the frames 6 and 6, is a assenger indicating counter consisting of w eels 160 mounted on a shaft 161 provided with a knob 162 on the outside of the machine, and by means of which said v counting wheels 160 ma be set to zero in a well-known manner.

. to be engaged by pawls 164 mounted on the shaft 130. The right side plate of the frame` 165 straddles the main actuating shaft 130 as at'166 and is provided with a pin 167 which isenga ed alternately, by the edges 168,'and 169 o the vcut away rtion of t e disk 170 to rock said frame 16 The wheels he counting wheels 1GO- are provided with ratchets 163 adapted v160 are provided with type characters 171 before stated, the unit actuating wheels are rlgidly attached to the shaft 39a'.

At the left end of said shaft is a ten tooth ratchet 173 engaged by a pawl 174:. on an arm 175. The arm 175 is connected to the frame 165 by the link 176. Upon each movement of the shaft 130, the frame 165 will be rocked and the serial number printing counter, and the ticket indicating and printing counter will be actuated. After removing the printed record from the machine through the door 5, the inspector may take a record from thecash counter and visible indicator at the Vtop of the machine.

- 177 is a platen pivoted at 178 and lying under the type wheels 124, 125 and 126, and the type characters on the wheels` 160; said platen 177 is pressed against the type by the cam 179 on the shaft 180; said shaft 180 is provided with a knob 181 on the outside of the machine by which it is turned. When the inspector wishes to secure a record of .the cash counter and visible indicator, the

end 'of the record strip is inserted in the slot 182 in the casing which brings the record strip underthe type. The knob 181 is then rotated to take an embossed impression, see'Figs. ,3 and 17.

peratfagA mechanism-#Mounted on theV back ofthe casing 1, is a slide 68 moving in guides 69. Vert-ical reciprocating movement is givensaid slide by abell crank lever 71 and an actuating rope '71 which elzle' T e l individual slides 63 and 81 hereinbe ore re' tends through the car (not shown.

ferred to, are provided vwith lugs 67 and 83 which proj ect through the back 1Il and enter elongated openings 68 in the slide 68. The slide 68 imparts movement to the slides 63 and 81, but as the openings 68* in which the lugs 67 and 83 project are elongated, the movement-of the slide 68 is greater than the slides 63 and 81., The sllde 68 is given greater movement, as it also actuates the total cash counter. As before described, the total cash counter is provided with a mam actuating shaft 130 having a crank 183 which is connected by a link 185 to a pro]ec -tion 185 on the actuating slide 68. When Mode of operation-Prior to registering a fare, the conductor inserts' his identification key 92 and sets the type wheels 87, 88

to totaliae all the fares indicated, and comand 189 to print the date and number of the trip. To select a fare to be registered, he rotates the indicating wheels 7, 8 and 9 by means of the shafts 36, 37 and 38 until the desired fare appears at the, opening 2b in the front casing at the opening 51 in the shield 50. rlhis places the printing type of the selected fare opposite the platen 99, and the selected cam pins llll in engagement with the projections 140 of the levers 188. During the rotation of the indicating wheels 7, 8 and 9, the blindQQ has been lowered by the serrated disks 13 and is held in such position by the pawl 58. rThe indicating wheels 7, S and 9 are now in a condition to print and the total cash counter is in a position to be actuated. The machine is actuated by pulling the rope 71a, which operation elevates the slide 68 thereby rocking the shaft 130' and elevating the slides 63 and 31. The rocking ci" the shaft 130 actuates the total cash counter, the passenger counter, and the serial numbering counter. The elevation oi the slide 63 releases the blind 22 under the influence of the spring 24; and allows the fare indication to be visible. rlhe elevation of the slide 81 places said slide in a position to actuate the printing mechanism on its downward movement under the inuence of the spring 82a. When the rope 71n is released, the `slide 81 descends, thereby allowing the shaft 97 to rotate, which inks the type, feeds the'paper, and 'takes an impression.

Having described my invention, l claim:

1. ln a fare register and recorder, an indicating wheel adapted to indicate cash fares, means for setting said indicating wheel, a blind positively actuated by said setting means adapted to conceal each cash i'are when said indicator is set, a cash counter LEor totalizing .all the cash fares indicated, and common means adapted tov actuate said cash counter and to release the blind at the same time..

2. ln a lare register and recorder, a Wheel adapted to indicate and print the cash fares, a blind adapted to conceal the tare when the indicator wheel is set, printing mechanism for taking an impression irom said indicating and printing wheels, a cash counter adapted mon means adapted to act-nate said cash counter, to release said blind and to actuate the printing mechanism.

E. in a fare register and recorder, a wheel having indicating land printing characters 'thereon to indicate and print cash taires, a blind adapted to conceal each cash fare when the indicator is set, a slide adapted to release the blind, a cash counter totalizing all the cash .fares indicated, a roclr shaft for actuating said cash counter, printing mechanism `for taking an impression 'from said indicating and printing wheel, a slide adapted to actuate said printing mechanism, and a common slide adapted to actuate the total counter shaft, the blind-releasing slide, and the printing-mechanism slide.

4;. ln a fare register and recorder, a counter adapted to register the total value of cash fares, and setting mechanism for said counter, of a series of members bearing characters corresponding to the cash fares, and characters other than cash fares, and means on each of said members cooperating with the setting mechanism for setting the counter in positions to register the cash fares only.

5. ln a fare register and recorder, a series of wheels bearing indications denoting cash fares and others denoting non-cash fares, cash counter mechanism, setting devices mounted upon said wheels in positions corresponding to the addingvalues of the indications thereon, and adapted to set the cash counter mechanism for the registration of the cash fares only.

6. ln a fare register and recorder, a series of wheels bearing characters denoting cash fares and other characters denoting fares other than cash fares and which have no adding value,'individual cam devices mounted on said wheels in positions corresponding 'to the valuations of the cash fares, a counter adapted to register cash fares, counter-setting mechanism interposed between said character wheels and the counter and acted upon by the individual cam devices to set said counter to register any of the cash fares.

'7. ln a fare register and recorder, the combination with a counter adapted to register cash fares alone, and means for actuating said counter, of wheels bearing characters corresponding in value to the characters on the counter, said Wheels also bearing characters other than those on the counter, a series oi setting levers, actuating devices interposed between said levers and the counter and cooperating with said levers to set the counter to registering positions, and cam devices mounted on said wheels and adapted to actuate said levers, the positions of said. cam devices relative to the cash fare indications, being such as to impart to the levers the necessary movement to set the counter to thedesired operative position for each cash fare, and the position of said devices relative to the iares other than cash iares being such that the counter will not be set in an operative condition for such fares.

8. ln a iare register and recorder, an indicator adapted to indicate cash fares, means for setting said indicator, a blind adapted to conceal each cash fare when said indicator is set, a cash printing counter -for totalizing all the cash fares indicated, and common means adapted to actuate said cash printing counter and to release the blind at the same time. y

9. In a fare register and reorder, a printing counter adapted to register the total value of cash fares, and setting mechanism 'for the said` counter, of a series of wheels bearing characters corresponding to the cash fares, characters other than Cash fares, and means on each of said Wheels coperating with thel setting mechanism for setting the 10 printing counter in positions to register the cash fares only.

In testimony whereof I aiX my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN F. OHMER. Witnesses:

C. M. THEOBALD, R. J. MCCARTY. 

